Journaling in Moodle
Dayna Laur
Central York HS
dlaur@cysd.k12.pa.us

American Studies
Law
AP US Government

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Journals
A 21st Century Update

Essential Question?
Fundamental organizing principle
Frame student inquiry
Promote critical thinking

Moodle Feature
Journaling
Students can view comments to study for their test
Students can add to their journal
Feature for grading
Students are able to access moodle from home
Teacher can provide feedback

The 21st Century Link
Constructivist Approach
Teachers as facilitators
Students revise prior learning

How much in class time to use it?
Approx. 10 minutes of class – usually plenty of time to complete the journal and reflect upon what they did during the day

If connection problems, etc. students can complete at home, use remediation time to complete, no issues with completing journal

Assessment
Closure – great way to reflect upon lesson
Ongoing – continually add to it.
Quick!

Scoring Rubric
Worth 15 pts. – located on wiki

Student Thoughts?
Helps to organize information
Good review
Improved test scores